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REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGERS WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED AN
OCEAN PLAN EXCEPTION FOR DISCHARGES TO ASBS

a. for municipalities, a demonstration of significant hardship to Discharger
ratepayers, by showing the relationship of storm water fees to annual
household income for residents within the Discharger's jurisdictional area, and
the Discharger has made timely and complete applications for all available
bond and grant funding, and either no bond or grant funding is available, or
bond and/or grant funding is inadequate; or

b. for other governmental agencies, a demonstration and documentation of a
good faith effort to acquire funding through that agency’s budgetary process,
and a demonstration that funding was unavailable or inadequate.

F. Additional Requirements – Waterfront and Marine Operations

In addition to the above provisions, a Discharger with waterfront and marine
operations shall comply with the following:

1. For discharges related to waterfront and marine operations, the Discharger shall
develop a Waterfront and Marine Operations Management Plan (Waterfront
Plan). This plan shall contain appropriate Management Measures/Practices to
address nonpoint source pollutant discharges to the affected ASBS.

a. The Waterfront Plan shall contain appropriate Management
Measures/Practices for any waste discharges associated with the operation
and maintenance of vessels, moorings, piers, launch ramps, and cleaning
stations in order to ensure that beneficial uses are protected and natural
water quality is maintained in the affected ASBS.

b. For discharges from marinas and recreational boating activities, the
Waterfront Plan shall include appropriate Management Measures, described
in The Plan for California’s Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program, for
marinas and recreational boating, or equivalent practices, to ensure that
nonpoint source pollutant discharges do not alter natural water quality in the
affected ASBS.

c. The Waterfront Plan shall include Management Practices to address public
education and outreach to ensure that the public is adequately informed that
waste discharges to the affected ASBS are prohibited or limited by special
conditions in these Special Protections. The management practices shall
include appropriate signage, or similar measures, to inform the public of the
ASBS restrictions and to identify the ASBS boundaries.

d. The Waterfront Plan shall include Management Practices to address the
prohibition against trash discharges to ASBS. The Management Practices
shall include the provision of adequate trash receptacles for marine recreation
areas, including parking areas, launch ramps, and docks. The plan shall also
include appropriate Management Practices to ensure that the receptacles are

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